Comments on: ADHD - help/advice?

By: SvTybalt

SvTybalt — Mon, 01 Jan 2007 22:59:21 +0000

Go in and explain what you have said here without using terms like ADHD. Sometimes when u go to a doctor and act smart they think you are med seeking. So honestly go in and play dumb, like you don’t know what is going on at all. i was diagnosed when i was 22 with ADD and did take meds for awhile, and I was a 4.0 student in high school.. So even when you don’t fit a stereotype, don’t get down on yourself. Keep trying. Some doctors are just idiots (geeze and i always seem to find the ones that are complete morons). when you go in start with symptons now and problems at work and then u can go back to when you were younger and having the same problems. any doctor with 1/2 a brain will realize the connections. Good luck.. and if you get an idiot doctor don’t give up one out there will listen and understand.

By: David

David — Sun, 31 Dec 2006 23:45:40 +0000

You’re never too old, just depends if you had the symptoms when you were a kid. “Too old” is when symptoms pop up out of the blue instead of being consistent throughout childhood to adulthood. I was diagnosed with ADHD at age 21, two or three months ago. I’d recommend you go to a Psychiatrist. But if you’re like me, too poor and don’t have access to one ATM, then go to a Psychologist. Tell them that you think you have ADHD, you’ve researched it and it sounds like you have it. They’ll tell you how much and then do an evaluation, and maybe some tests. Psychiatrists would understand ADHD better and go ahead and give meds, vs having to go to an MD and hoping they’ll give you the right meds (if any at all).

By: Kristy B

Kristy B — Sat, 30 Dec 2006 22:12:50 +0000

I wasn’t diagnosed until I was almost a senior in high school. It really annoyed me because I felt I could’ve made better grades, etc., if it had been found out earlier.

When I was diagnosed, I went to one of my doctors that I’d been to before (for something else) and he gave me a questionnaire to fill out (the questions were like “I often forget things: most of the time/some of the time/almost never” and things like that) It’s a common way of “testing” for ADHD/ADD (I have ADD), and after it looked like I might have it, he tried me on Adderrall.

I studied from a textbook later, and I think it was the first time I was actually able to read through whole pages without getting distracted.

I’ve been on Adderrall for about 3-4 years now and it’s still working. My doctor actually asked me if I wanted to try medication (instead of just jumping straight to a prescription, because there are other things you can do depending on the severity) and I said yes because I was desperate–hopefully you can find a doctor who will do the same thing.

p.s. you can also try different strengths of medicine; 10 mg didn’t work for me at first, so I went to 20 mg and stayed on that.

By: Darksuns

Darksuns — Fri, 29 Dec 2006 10:17:10 +0000

Depends on your doc. If your doc brushes you off, FIND A NEW ONE!! You are never to old to start managing ADHD! You can get on medication if that’s what you chose to do. However, BEWARE of docs who push ADHD meds on anyone with the slightest complaint!!! From experience, medication is not always the best option. There are other ways of coping with your ADHD without the use of medication. Ask your doc about those, too before he/she just writes you a prescription.

Oh, and do not, under any circumstances, allow your doc to put you on Effexor. Just trust me…….

Good luck! i hope you find what you’re looking for.

By: christine t

christine t — Tue, 26 Dec 2006 17:18:03 +0000

its never too long go see a doctor hun you should be able to get yourself help no matter how old you are all the luck to you